11/08/2021
By Anne Maglia
Please join us in the next Faculty Writing Spaces retreat on Friday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This retreat will be held virtually via Slack and Zoom. Participants are welcome to attend for part or all of the day, as their schedules permit. Please register online to receive access information.
The schedule for the retreat includes:
- 9 to 9:15 a.m. Introductions and Goal Setting
- 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Focused Writing Time
- *10 to 11 a.m. Optional on-camera accountability writing*
- 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. Accountability Session
- 12 to 1 p.m. Workshop and Discussion: Planning Your Work: Expectations and Reality
- 1 to 1:15 p.m. Goal Setting
- 1:15 to 3:45 p.m. Focused Writing Time
- *2 to 3 p.m. Optional on-camera accountability writing*
- 3:45 to 4 p.m. Accountability Session and Wrap Up
As a way of developing an active writing community at the university, the Office of Research and Innovation sponsors Writing Spaces, a program that welcomes faculty from all ranks and disciplines to write together in a collegial, focused environment. Each meeting includes discussion about goals, blocks of writing time, and a lunchtime workshop.
This session, we are trying something new—two on-camera accountability writing sessions, where we will set intentions, write for 50 minutes, and share how we did. It’s a model practiced by a number of accountability organizations, and it can be very effective (even if it seems a little scary).
We also want to note that *writers do not need to attend the whole day.* If you want to drop in for a short period of time, we welcome that!
If you are interested in joining the Writing Spaces listserv or have questions about the retreats, please email Jonathan_Silverman@uml.edu.